Combined folding cupboard and transporting chest



Jan. l0, 1928.

yT. M. woon *.COMBINED FOLDING CUPBOARD-AND TRANSPORTING CHEST 2She'ets-Sheet l Qf Filed Oct. 25. 1926 l l I INVENToR ATTORNEY Jan.

T. M. WOOD COMBINED FOLDING GUPBOARD AND rIfi'kIISlOR'lllNGr CHES'lFiled Oct. 725 1926l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EY dll lili

lletented den. l0, 1.9125.

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ClllBlNED FLBNG CUPBOARD AND TRAISPORTING CHEST.

Applieuton filed. October' Q5, 192th Serial No. 144,049.

rlhe ohject ot this invention is to provide im article et 4l'iu'niturewhich is r'lesigned und Constructed to peri'orni the duel 'tnnotionot:ilriichenette euphfmrd und u tiinisportiingi` chest. i

y invention is ot psnfticulur utility to that eines ot people, mostlysingle, who live in smell or single upurlinents or rooms, und

who provide themselves with meals on u.

small scalej und `whose needs involve some torni ot' ehesttor peekinglinen und cooking; utensils und siilpplies 'while moving. Thus, myinvention is purtieulurly addressed to transients who frequently inovefrom place to plnee.

llhe device ot my inventiini provides what .ll 1(vill term. r.. cupboardin which cooking supplies und utensils nuiy he disposed in. the uninnerto `'he leiter described, the device ui ilfoi'ilingn. Work hoard und :isuhjzieenteonluiner or ehest 'for [he less frequently enr ployedarticles such es linein New itI is e. lfeuture oit' my invention toeniliody these elements in u folding' structure that designed `tohedisposed in in upright. position when employed us e cupboard7 andwhich adapted to he folded in sueh u inunner, und hy reosiin otits novelconstruetion. so us to 'torni ai` transporting chest in which thecontents muy he shipped :1s in ir trunk. i

lt is it 'feature ol' my invention to employ 'toldiing` sections ot thesame helght and width so that Vwhen the sections ere folded logetlier7they will 'torni n, trznisportlng` chest inwhich `all the outside wellswill he flush, irrespeiftive o't `the depth ot thefsec tions. i

llt is u turther feature oif my .invention to provide the sections withclosures udupted to perform vurious independent und interdependentAlunoeions in the dilterent positions to whieh they muy he adjusted.

illy invention hns nuiny other i'iezitures sind .olijeets which will hemore ttully de scribed in connection with the :iceou'ipzmyini;- dinwingsund which Will he more portiere.

lurly pointed out in und hy the uppendee claims.

,ln the druwings: i llie. l, is zi Aliront elevation ot the euphoau'dstructure in unuprigrht position und with the closures in :i closedposition.

Figi'. Q, is e iront elevation thereol with the closures in en openzuljustnient.

Fig. u vertical seetionul vieu' on line 3-3 ot Fig. 2. T 141g'. fl, 1s.u viewin side elevation with tiievelosures 1n an opened udpistment. L*ig. o? is u. reur l'rugrmentnry View looking-5 in the direction ot the:n'row in Figi. $3.

i lng. o, is :L horizontal sectionul view on ,luie o--6 uit Fig. 3. y

Jig. i", is :i View in side elevution shmvinp;

how the sections :1re iolded` to :torni e. chest.

li 8, .is a trugmentory view loohiiigi in the direction oiizthe arrow otltig. 7 showing the sections locked together.

liilre eher-.telers ot reference desigrnute similar parts tiirouefhoutthe different lig'- ures oil'. the drawings.

muy he provided und it indy he stated that the chest section isespecially Iadopted for linens und meyiulso `he used tor dishes, when`the device is in e cupboard service edjusb ment. llhen the device is'folded into a transporting Chest, ot course, the chestseetion muy heused 'for anything; thut it is desired to peek therein. ltr provide thechest section', which is `ulivziys the snlijiuent section7 in `this'forni ot the invention, with means :torelosing1 the open. ilront finie.As shown, sueh ineens hikes the torni ot doorlilie closures Qinid l0,which ere prein'uhly jointly eoeiitensive with the open trent 'hice sothat when they zne closed, they will conceel the lront edge portions oitthe Wells l, 9 3, 5 und (f3, thereby simulating` :ieuhinet ,torni oitfurniture ruilt. Il "have shown the closures 9` und l() hinged to theside Wells 2 und 3'. hy hinges 1l Iund l2. Means, such es hook ond studdeviee, 13 and 14, respecti'vely,is employed to loclr the closures 9 and10, in e elosed position7` which meines is disposed on the outside'faces oit seid closures.

\ have provided seid closures with means on llU whicli'is superimposedvupon the chest section. 1

The cupboard section is provided with a *back wall 15, side walls 16 and17, a top lWall 18 and a bottom wall-'19. Thus, it will be seen that thecupboard section has f closed rear and side faces and an open front face20, the same as the subjacent chest section.

-At this point vI Wish to emphasize an important feature which consistsin providing these two sections of uniform size whereby theymay befolded," as will hereinafter be described, and form a transporting chestwherein all the outside walls will be flush.

I foldingly connect the sections by hinges 21which are so disposed nearthe forward edges of walls 5 and 19that the sections maybe folded, asshown in Fig. 7, sothat the open front faces will be in abuttingrelation. In order to preventV relative movevment Vbetween the sectionswhen the latter posed. A portion 28, of shelf 25 may be usedl forcooking utensils. However, this shelving maybe Vvaried asv conditionsandV trade requirements dictate.

'-Iwill next describe the improved closure means for the cupboardsection.

Inthe present construction, I have shown Viipperfand'lower closures 29and 30, the upper closure 29 beinghinged at 31, to the outer edge ofwall 18, and acting as an extension shelf when inthe open positionvshown in 3. -A jointed support 32, is

shown pivoted at 33, topwall 17, and at 34, to said closure, to hold thelatter in a shelf forming open position, as shown. This support iscapableof being-broken at its joint 35,-to Aallow the closure 29 to beclosed, as shown in Fig. 1.

The closure 30, is also hinged at 3G, to

swing about a horizontal axis intothe open Yposition shown in Fig. 3,-or into the closed yposition shown in Fig. 1. VIn the latter position,the two closures are secured by means such asa hook 37 and stud 38,respectively,

to entirely close the cupboard section. When the closure 30, ris in thehorizontal Vposition shown'in Fig. 3, lit functions as a Work board, andalso formsa flush extension with the top face ofy Wall 19 whereby'theusual mixiner and'otherV re arator o erations ofV is .Y

the person .doing the cooking, may be earried on.V It'will'also be seenthat the space tion of the closures 9 and 10 with the lloor between wall19 and the bottoni of shelf 25, is ample for the temporary or otherstorage, of utensils and materials.

I will next describe the novel coael'ion between the work board closure30, and the, closure or closures 9 and 10.

Obviously, some form of support wnild be necessary and I employ eitherone or both of closures 9 and 10 in this capacity. It will be noted thatthese closures are high enough to cover the edge of wall 5, therefore,when closure 3() is let down, it will rest on the top edges of closuresS) and lo when the latter are in an open position. Thus, it iill be seenthat both the sections are aecessible, as regards their interiors. Iprovide means .in the forni of simple slide holl; devices on the innerfaces of closures 9 and 10, the saine consisting of casinga 39, in whichbolts 40 are slidably disposed. Notches lll, in the casings, pei-init ofthe bolt lugs being shifted therein lo loel; the bolts in upper or lowerpositions. I provide the lower .tace ot closure 30. with soeltel'z-liltedepression 3, into which the bolts lill may be projected, to hold theclosures, or one thereof, in the board supporting relation shown inFigs. 2 and 3. If it should be desired to unbolt one closure. to more,readn ily gain access to the chest, this inay be done, as shown in Fig.2, and still, the board 3l) will be supported.

In order not to impose too inueh stress on the hinges 11 and 12, Iarrange and proportion the closures 9 and 10 so that while their upperedges are coacting with closure 30 to support the latter, the loweredges 5) and 10 coact with the floor so that no strain will be imposedon the hinges. This coacperforms another function in that they serve tostabilize the structure when the latter is in the service positionsho-wn in Fig. 3. Thus, I do not suli'er any (lismlvantage in making thetwo sections of the saine size, as regards over-balancing, due tovarious inipositions of stress on the work board. When the structure isin the non-service adjustment shown in Fig. 1, then, there would be nooccasion for the saine to tip or overhalalice.

Should the occupant of the. aparlincnt desire to niove. say to anotherapartment, (he contents, together with any other contents, could bepacked in both Isections and the re speetive closures closed andilaslened, as shown in Fig. l. Then, lhe sections would be folded toforni a transporting chest, as shown in Fig. 7, and locked, as shown inllig. 8, with any suitable fastening as indicated at 13, L14 and 45. Y

It will now he clear that as the various closures have previously beenclosed and fastened, the contents cannot 'escape or becoine misplaced,during the operation of loldingl` the sections. lt will also be clear,that zitter the sections have been locked into :l folded adjustment,with the closures of the two sections in abutting relation, the contentsolf the two sections :ire not only separhted but eurreptitiom; nc'ceesthereto would be doubly diiiicult.

lllith Suitable handles 4G, on the Sides of one ot the sections, .itwill loe clear that the Folded Section5 will pees the iequireineiits ofi trunk und cnn be handled :is readily as the lutter.

lt ie believed that the device of iny invention wi ll he fullyunderstood from the iloregoingl description and While l hin/,e hereinshown und described one specilic foi-1n ol" .my im'ention7 lf do notwieh to be lhnited thereto except for euch limitations ne the clhiinenmy nipztrt.

chihn:

l. ln :t combined folding` cupboard and trzaneporting chest, cupboardand chest Sectiom oi' uni'lforin height and Width having open 'frontucesl; and the former being euperiniponed, on und hinged to 'the latterwhereby enid sectioneI may be folded With their open feces abutting toorin u chest, it closure ior seid cupboard section hinged to sewingdownwardly about i horizontal mais to forni a work board when open, aclosure for seid cheSt Section hinged to Swing about n. vin-ticalzlxis'end having its lower 'edge coacting` with Jthe Hoor when open tostabilize the structure and having its upper edge coacting with saidboard to Support the hitter in :t work ndjustnient.

ln e combined folding cupboard and tifznieporting chest7 cupboard andchest sections having open liront 'feces and the lforiner l eingenpeiiniposed on und hinged to the hitter whereby said Sectione may befolded with their open lince/,e abutting to forni a cheet, :t closurefor sind cupboard Section hii'iged to ewing downwardly troni ii closure:u'iliuetlnent about :i horizontal axis to forni :1' n' il; boord whenopen, closures for .Seid cheet eet-tion hinged to swing about vertical:i lo cenet with the lloor und said work b l closure, ineens on theineide o sind clieet closuresl 'for locking` the latter to said Werl;hoard closure to supportthe letter in `e work board poeition, andino-anson the out-

